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Serie A · 2026

Monza 2–1 Sassuolo · Serie A

Monza

LLDL
2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Monza won 2–1.

Shots
1520
Shots on target
68
Expected goals
1.451.58
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Monza beat Sassuolo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Monza – Sassuolo): shots 15–20, shots on target 6–8, expected goals 1.45–1.58, possession 35%–65%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots20 shotsMonza 15 shots, Sassuolo 20 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots8 shotsMonza 6 shots, Sassuolo 8 shots
  • Expected goals1.45 xG1.58 xGMonza 1.45 xG, Sassuolo 1.58 xG
  • Possession35%65%Monza 35%, Sassuolo 65%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersMonza 7 corners, Sassuolo 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls6 foulsMonza 13 fouls, Sassuolo 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards1 cardMonza 4 cards, Sassuolo 1 card
  • Passes313 passes581 passesMonza 313 passes, Sassuolo 581 passes
  • Pass accuracy79.2%88.3%Monza 79.2%, Sassuolo 88.3%
  • Shots inside box8 shots13 shotsMonza 8 shots, Sassuolo 13 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks5 blocksMonza 3 blocks, Sassuolo 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves7 saves4 savesMonza 7 saves, Sassuolo 4 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides1 offsideMonza 0 offsides, Sassuolo 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 30′Eddy KouadioYellow card · Monza
  2. Half-time
  3. 51′Gustavo VarelaGoal · Monza
  4. 63′Gustavo VarelaPenalty goal · Monza
  5. 74′Michael FolorunshoYellow card · Monza
  6. 85′Samuele BirindelliYellow card · Monza
  7. 85′Luca LipaniYellow card · Sassuolo
  8. 88′Vasilije AdžićGoal · Sassuolo
  9. 90′Gustavo VarelaYellow card · Monza
  10. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 56′Monza · 3 player changesDany Mota · Adam Bakoune · Manga Foe Ondoa
  • 64′Sassuolo · 2 player changesKieron Bowie · Luca Lipani
  • 72′Sassuolo · 2 player changesBenjamín Domínguez · Vasilije Adžić
  • 82′Monza · 1 player changeMathis Mout
  • 82′Sassuolo · 1 player changeLaurs Skjellerup
  • 90′Monza · 1 player changeYvan Maye

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Lineups as recorded. The source does not mark them confirmed.

Monza3-4-3
  1. Noel TörnqvistG
  2. Lorenzo LucchesiD
  3. Ricardo MangasD
  4. Samuele BirindelliD
  5. Andrea CarboniD
  6. Eddy KouadioD
  7. Ebenezer AkinsanmiroM
  8. Michael FolorunshoM
  9. Gustavo VarelaF
  10. Patrick CutroneF
  11. Jay RobinsonF
Sassuolo4-3-3
  1. Arijanet MurićG
  2. Josh DoigD
  3. Duje Ćaleta-CarD
  4. Fedde LeysenD
  5. Simone CinquegranoD
  6. Vasilije AdžićM
  7. Nemanja MatićM
  8. Kristian ThorstvedtM
  9. Domenico BerardiF
  10. Armand LaurientéF
  11. Sebastiano EspositoF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Monza
1Draws
0Sassuolo
Monza — Sassuolo · Serie A1–0
Sassuolo — Monza · Serie A0–1
Sassuolo — Monza · Serie A1–2
Monza — Sassuolo · Serie A1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Monza favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Sassuolo in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Monza5 matchesSassuolo5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 1.8 goals/match
2.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 1.8 goals/match
1.76 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/51.55 xG/match
14.2 shots/matchShots5/5▲ 17.2 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲ 7 shots/match
46.2%Possession5/5● 47.8%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/5● 4.6 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls5/58.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 18 Sept 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsMonzaSassuolo
CompetitionSerie A
Head-to-headMonza — Sassuolo
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